Carles Puyol, Former captain of the FC Barcelona, Has pointed to the digital medium Goal what Messi means for football the same as Michael jordan for basketball.
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” If you ask me who Michael Jordan is, I’ll tell you he’s the best player in basketball history. I think Messi has the same status, he is the best footballer of all time, ” said the Spaniard.
He also stressed that it is understandable that a Madrid player does not see the Argentine striker in the same way: ” It is often said that if Michael Jordan is the best in history, and all these are opinions, and sometimes it is difficult to be objective . It is difficult for a Real Madrid fan to recognize that Messi is the best ”.
‘La Pulga’ broke a new record on Tuesday that will remain in the books of football history, as it surpassed Pell, With 644 goals, as the player who has scored more goals with a single team throughout history.
Puyol, Who shared a dressing room with Rosario, believes that it will be difficult for a footballer to match, although he hopes for the good of football that there will be one who can overcome the feat. ” Right now we will say no, but I hope that in the future there will be someone better than Messi. It would be great news for football and sports fans because it would be amazing. ”
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The world champion also admitted that it was a real honor to share so many years with Messi on the pitch: ” I was very lucky to be able to share a dressing room with Messi and I am very proud of the work I did with him. The start of my career was tricky because I didn’t win anything in the first five years, but then we started winning and to this day we are the only club to have won all six titles in a single year. I am still confident that a Barcelona led by Messi is a team that will win titles ”.
Carles emphasize that the only thing left to Messi is to lift a trophy with Albiceleste after the fiascos of the World Cup in Brazil and the Copa América in 2015 and 2016. ” I’m not Argentine, but I would be very excited for Leo to get it because I think he deserves it and I know he’s really looking forward to it. ”
Put for a while
“He is 33 years old and he takes great care of himself. He is still motivated and hungry. I think he has three or four years left at the highest level if he is lucky and the injuries respect him. We still have Messi for a while. that when he started, he has been adding things and improving to become a very complete player capable of setting the pace of the game, scoring on the ball or giving assists.He does practically everything.in his early days he was very good, a of those players to whom you gave the ball and made a great individual play, made a difference and scored goals. Over time he has become an impressive player, in the best of all time, ” he said. recognized Puyol.